Children&#39;s riding toy



1959 J. c. DlMlTRIADlS 2,919,131

cmumu's RIDING TOY Filed Feb. 17, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Dec. 29, 1959 J.c. DIMITRIADIS CHILDREN'S RIDING TOY Filed Feb. 17, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet2 fill/Ill! l/II Fig. 3

James C. .Dimifriadis INVENTOR.

United States Patent 2,919,131 CHILDRENS RIDING roY James c.Dimitriadis, Portland, Oreg. Application February 1 1, 19 58, S er ialNo. 715,813

ct 21x30) there is provided a rotatable support assembly havingelongated support armsjwith seats thereon together with an elongatedconnecting link andpropelling means operated by the occupant of the seatfor causing-rotation of the seats abouta central axisand also forcausing inward and outward radial movement thereof and up and-downmovement during rotation.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an amusementdevice which is simple in'construction,

easy to use, well adapted "for-itsintended purposes and relativelyinexpensive to manufacture.

These together with other objects and advantages which willbecome.subsequentlyapparentg reside in the details of .construction andoperation as moreiully hereinafter described and claimed;reference'being'had to thea companying drawings forming a part hereof,wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout,. and in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the ride device of the presentinvention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged side elevational view of portions of theinvention with parts thereof broken away illustrating details ofconstruction; and

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially upon a plane passingalong section line 33 of Figure 2 illus- *rating further details ofconstruction of the device.

Referring now specifically to the drawings, the numeral generallydesignates the amusement device of the present invention including abase generally designated by the numeral 12, a rotatable support membergenerally designated by the numeral 14 mounted on the base member 12 anda bracket assembly generally designated by the numeral 16 mounted on therotatable support member for rotation therewith.

The base 12 includes a vertically or substantially vertically disposedtubular upright 18. Spaced below the upper end thereof is a collar 20preferably welded thereto as by welding 24. Extending downwardly fromthe collar 20 and outwardly is a plurality of tubular braces 26 whichare integral with and terminally secured to horizontally disposed braces28 which are rigid with the lower end of the tubular standard 18. Groundengaging enlarged members 30 are provided on the horizontal member 28adjacent the outer end thereof and adjacent its acute angular joint withthe downwardly inclined braces 26. The upper end of the tubular member18 is provided with a closure plug 32 having a bevel gear 34 formed onthe upper end thereof whereby the bevel gear 34 is in the form of a facegear which faces upwardly and which is rigid with the tubular standard18.

The support member 14 is an elongated tubular member 36 having a closedupper end 38 and an open lower end telescoped over the tubular standard18 and terminating at a point below the plug 32. Extending transverselyof the tubular member 36 is a crank shaft 40 having a bevel gear 42rigid therewith in meshing engagement with the bevel gear 34 on the plug32 which is mounted on the tubular standard 18. Each end of the shaft 40projects from the tubular member 36 and is provided with an offset arm44 with the arms 44 being disposed in opposed relation to each other inrelation to the shaft 40, that is, with one of the arms 44 extending inone direction and the other of the arms 44 extending in thediametrically opposed direction. Inasmuch as the standard 18 isstationary and due to the meshing engagement of the gears 42 and 34,upon rotation of the shaft 40, the tubular member 36 will be rotatedabout a vertical axis.

The bracket assembly 16 includes a pair of laterally extending andconverging brace rods 46 and 48 which are disposed in the same verticalplane and have an eye member 50 integral with and forming the acuteangle of juncture between the rods 46 and 48. The inner end of each 'ofthe rods 46 and 48 is secured to a short ofiset portion or rod 52 whichsecures the rod 46' to the upper end of the tubular member 36 and anofisct portion 54'which secures the inner end of the lower rod 48 to arotatable collar 56 mounted in abutting engagement with the stationarycollar 20 thus enabling rotation of the tubular member 36 about its ownvertical axis.

Slidably and pivotally extending through the eye member 50 is anelongated arm 58 having the inner end thereof connected to theend of oneof the offset arms 44 by a connecting pin 60. The outer end of theelongated arm 58 is provided with a plate 62 and an-upstanding U-shapedwall 64 at the outer edge thereof which defines a seat for receiving anoccupant. Extending in underlying relation to the elongated arm 58 is anelongated link 66 which is connected to the lower brace rod 48 by apivot pin 68. The outer end of the link 66 is connected to an elongatedlever 70 by a pivot pin 72. The lever 70 also extends past the elongatedarm 58 and is secured thereto by a pivot pin 74. The upper end of thelever 70 is provided with handle members 76 while the lower end of thelever 70 is provided with foot pedals 78 both of which are accessible toan occupant on the seat whereby an occupant may alternately pull on thehandle 76 and push on the foot pedal 78'and then push on the handle 76and let the foot pedal 78 move towards him. The offset portions 52 and54 permits the eye member 50 to be in alignment with the end of one ofthe cranks or offset arms 44 thus retaining the arm 58 and link 66 invertical alignment with the action of the amusement device simulatingthe ride of a merry-go-round or roundabout while at the same time movingupwardly and downwardly in a vertical plane and moving inwardly andoutwardly in relation to a rotational axis.

' With the occupant in the seat 62 and the handles 76 and foot pedals 78being operated in a back and forth manner, the arm 58 will move inwardlyand outwardly thus causing rotation of the crank defined by the ofisetarms 44 and the shaft 40. Due to rotation of the pivotal connectionabout the center of the shaft 40, the outer end of the rod 58 will becaused to move upwardly and downwardly in accordance with rotation ofthe offset arm 44 whereby the elongated arm 58-will move inwardly andoutwardly in the eye 50 and also be pivoted therein. Rotation of thecrank shaft 40 of course will cause rotation of the tubular member 14,bracket assembly 16 and seats 62.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the prineiples ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalentsmay be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows: v

1. An occupant propelled roundabout comprising a-rotatable supportmember, an elongated linkpivotally connected to said support member forswinging movement in substantially a vertical plane, an elongated armslidably and pivotally mounted on said support member in coextensrverelation to the link, a seat mounted on the outer end 015 said arm, alever pivotallyinterconnecting. the link and the arm andextending abovethe arm at a point ad acent the seat, handles onthe upper end of saidlever, foot pedals on the lower end of thelever for moving the arminwardly and outwardly in relation to the link, base means rotatablysupporting said-support member, anolfset arm journaled onsaid supportmember with one end of the olfset arm being pivotally connected with theinner end of the elongated arm, means interconnecting the ofiset arm andsaid base means causing rotation of the support member and elongated armand seatduringradial inward and outward movement of the seat andelongated arm, longitudinal movement of the elongated-armon the supportmember and rotation of the inner end-thereof causing swinging verticalmovement of the'seat thereby providing a roundabout having in and out,-and up and down movement.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said support member includes alaterally extending bracket assembly having an enlarged eye memberforming a support for the elongated arm which also forms a fulcrum pointfor pivotal movement thereof, said link havingtthe inner end thereofconnected to the bracket-assemblybelow the eye member and forming aguide for the movement ofthe elongated arm.

3. The combinationof claim 2 wherein said means interconnecting theolfset arm and said base meansincludes a stationary upright forming partof the base means and having a gear rigid with the upper end, saidsupport member including a downwardly opening tubular member telescopedover the upright and rotatably mounted thereon, a transverse shaft onsaid tubular member with the otfset arm being mounted on one end of theshaft, said shaft extending above the gear and having a bevel gearthereon in meshing engagement with the bevel gar on the upright forrotating the support member in response to rotation of the shaft.

4. The combination o'f'claim 3 wherein said bracket assemblyincludesapair ofconverging support rods having said eye member at theapex thereof, said rods having ofiset portidii'srot-aligning theelongated-arm with the CHdL'OftheTOfi SCtQIm. I v

5. A roundabout comprising a stationary base member, a stationary bevelgear ihdunted on said base member, a tubular support member rotatablymounted on said base member for rotation about vertical axis, atransverse crank shaft rotatably mounted on said support member, a bevelgearrigidly mountedon, saidcrank -shaft in meshing engagementwithsaid=stationarybevel gear' on the ,base member whereby rotation of the crankshaft and bevel gear thereon cause rotation of the support member aboutavertical; axis; support bracket means extending laterally from thesupport member, an elongated arm having one end connected to saidcrankshaft and slidably resting on the support bracket means carried bythe support-member, anpccupantfs seaton the outer end of said arm, anelongated link connected at one'end to the support means and disposerlin substantially parallel relation to-theann a leverpivotal ly said armand link, and-handle meaus-and foot -means' on said lever wherebyoscillating nioveme n t- 6f the lever will cause rotation of-thecrankshagt and the support member about a vertical ant rotation of crankshaft for moving the inner end of the arm in a circular path thuscausinginwardand outward movernentpf the armtmdup and down swingingmovement of theai'm during fot'ationflof the support-member aboutavertical axis.

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